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A custom acrylic display case and base for Pinocchio and Figaro statues, which were featured in an original Walt Disney World Main Street window display.
These Pinocchio and Figaro statues were originally featured in a whimsical window display on Ma...

Restoration of an original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Michelangelo mask from the live action television series, the Next Mutation.
Over the years the foam latex on the TMNT Michelangelo mask had become fragile and had begun to crack, especially in ...

A themed display and custom acrylic display case for a autographed, screen used Rambo knife from Rambo: First Blood Part II.
A one of a kind themed display for this Rambo knife autographed by Rambo himself, the one and only Sylvester Stallone. For th...

A custom faux stone carved foam castle gate scenic prop wall created to add theming to a museum exhibit.
We were contacted by a museum that was trying to bring history to life by adding a little bit of theming to their exhibit on the ancient Fortre...

Custom display of an original MIB worm alien puppet from Men In Black 2.
This intentionally split in half body of an MIB worm alien is a puppet used in the scene after the “worm guys” twister party with Rosario Dawson. The pieces came fr...

Restoration of an original Ewok mask from Return of the Jedi.
Ewoks are one of the most debated species in the Star Wars universe but there is no denying the large part that they play in the final film of the original Star Wars saga, Return of the Je...

Hand carved foam ice cave event props for a winter wonderland themed event.
Our client was looking for a unique way to bring the winter indoors and create a one of a kind foam photo op, so we created these hand carved ice cave event props, which coul...

Rebel Force Radio Podcast, Rogue One Reviews with Tom and other guests!
Tom was a guest on the Rebel Force Radio podcast this week, where he and the other guests gave their spoiler filled Rogue One Reviews! Join Tom, hosts Jimmy Mac and Jason, and...

Happy Holidays from all of the artists from Tom Spina Designs!
2016 has been another awesome year here at Tom Spina Designs. We have had the opportunity to work on some amazing projects! From getting a chance to work on an SNL Star Wars skit, to cre...

Shhhh! A restoration and custom acrylic display case for a Top Secret Val Kilmer head prop.
This Top Secret Val Kilmer head was created by Stuart Freeborn for the comic scene where Kilmer’s character is trying to escape prison by going into a vent ...

A restoration and custom display of a baby Grinch puppet “mask” skin from How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Since we put so much time and care into each piece we work on, we develop a connection with each of them, but with this baby Grinch ...

A custom, carved foam Statue of Liberty torch prop for a trade show booth, complete with a custom light up version of a company logo.
After seeing the 20+ foot tall Statue of Liberty bust that we made for the Governor’s Ball Music Festival, a cli...

A Robin Williams mannequin made to display his original costume used in the movie, What Dreams May Come
A very special display for a screen used costume from one of our favorite actors. With this custom mannequin, we tried to capture the ethereal f...

He’s a mean one! A custom display bust created for a production made Grinch makeup appliance.
One of our clients purchased this production made Grinch makeup appliance from Prop Store’s Rick Baker Monster Maker Auction (an auction we helped prep ...

A custom hand carved foam sugar skull event prop for a Day of the Dead themed corporate party.
For their over the top Day of the Dead Halloween party, our corporate client wanted an equally over the top themed prop, so we created this nearly 8 foot ...

Torso display for an X-Men Colossus costume from X-Men: The Last Stand.
This X-Men Colossus costume was eventually used together with computer generated graphics to really give the Colossus character a smooth metallic finish. But having the actor we...

A collection of Star Wars and Marvel themed, faux stone wall art sculptures for for a video game company’s office.
We were contacted last year by an official video game company looking to bring a little bit of theming, inspiration and some unique a...

A custom mannequin and themed display for this original Captain America costume worn by Chris Evans in the movie Captain America: The First Avenger.
This Captain America costume is worn by Steve Rogers on the battlefield, when he goes to rescue Bucky...

Restoration and display of a screen used Gremlins 2 prop puppet.
Before his restoration this Gremlins 2 prop puppet was exhibiting the same issues as many of the other Gremlins we have repaired. Stored on a single post that went all the way through t...

A custom mannequin and display for a Star Wars Sandtrooper costume for a video game company’s offices.
Working for an official video game company, we created a number of displays to help theme their offices. You may have seen the life-sized Guard...

Restoration of an original Back to the Future jacket from the 1989 sequel.
This Back to the Future jacket which was one of Michael J Fox’s costumes, featured when Marty arrives in 2015 in Back to the Future II and fights off Griff and his gang...

An large life sized mannequin to display a Michael Myers costume from Rob Zombie’s Halloween movie.
In order to fit the large, muscular frame of the Michael Myers costume worn by actor Tyler Mane, we had to create a custom mannequin which would mat...

This is the droid you’re looking for! A custom replica C3PO costume for the Halloween episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.
We were contacted the folks at Jimmy Kimmel Live, who were looking for a replica C3PO costume for their Halloween episode, w...

Thirteen Ghosts Torso custom mannequin – turning an original movie costume into a wax museum figure!
We have previously created several custom display mannequins for our client’s expansive Thirteen Ghosts costume collection. When he asked us to c...

Restoration of Dawn of the Dead sledgehammer used in the 1978 George Romero classic horror film.
This Dawn of the Dead sledgehammer movie prop was the main weapon used by Taso Stavrakis who played the biker aptly named, Sledge. Due to the film’s ti...

A themed display for an original stop motion Beetlejuice sandworm puppet.
Here at TSD some of our favorite movie prop displays to create are the themed ones where get to recreate a scene from the movie. We all love the Tim Burton classic and we had a...

A custom display for a screen used Drag Me to Hell Mrs. Ganush puppet from the 2009 film.
In the film Drag Me to Hell, Mrs. Ganush is an elderly gypsy who places a curse on the film’s protagonist using a cursed button. Our client had this very real...

A custom carved foam display base for a original Sleepy Hollow movie prop.
We created this foam interpretation of the tree featured in the Sleepy Hollow movie to hold a stunt scythe used in Tim Burton’s film about the legend of Ichabod Crane and t...

Restoration of an original Stargate SG-1 Chaka mask from the season 7 episode “Enemy Mine!”
This Stargate SG-1 Chaka mask was created in foam latex by the makeup team for the reoccurring character in season 7. Stargate SG-1, a popular s...

An Apollo 11 space themed custom chair for a client’s awesome home office.
When the client who had us create a Lunar Landing Module themed desk for them, also wanted a themed custom chair to complete the set, he knew who to call! As with all...